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Read in-depth and objective news analysis of Chicago's local Crime activities and events. We put Chicago's Crime stories into a bigger context and always aim to connect you with the essential details that press releases don't offer. CWBChicago is a reader-funded public safety news outlet focusing on crime and criminal court proceedings in Chicago.
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3d ago
A nine-time convicted felon is accused of violently robbing two women at gunpoint while on pretrial release for a felony drug charge ..read more
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3d ago
A high-ranking Chicago police executive lied to the mother of slain CPD Officer Luis Huesca, telling her that it was mandatory for Mayor Brandon Johnson to attend Huesca’s funeral, according to a damning report by the Chicago Sun-Times ..read more
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A registered sex offender has been detained to await trial after prosecutors said he robbed and tried to sexually assault a woman at knifepoint inside a CTA train station elevator on Sunday ..read more
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3d ago
Xavier Tate Jr, the man accused of killing Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca ten days ago, is in custody ..read more
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3d ago
A Chicago man with a long, violent criminal record was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for attacking his girlfriend with an axe in 2021, just eight months after being released from prison for attacking his previous girlfriend with a butcher knife ..read more
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3d ago
Area Three detectives have released clearer pictures of a man they believe tried to sexually assault a woman in the West Loop ..read more
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3d ago
A suburban man faces attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing another passenger on a CTA bus in the Loop ..read more
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3d ago
A carload of armed men swept through Bucktown on Thursday morning, robbing at least five people in under a half hour before hurrying out of the neighborhood. Chicago police confirmed that the same group had committed all the robberies ..read more
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2w ago
Four suspects are in custody after Chicago police officers saw them carjack a man in River North, and then engaged the hijackers in a pursuit that ultimately ended with their arrests ..read more
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2w ago
Prosecutors have charged a 31-year-old Chicago man with sexually assaulting a teenage girl after meeting her at 31st Street Beach and offering her a ride home ..read more